In the mood for a pumpkin-ish quick bread...

but no pumpkins? This is an awesome recipe I made yesterday. Instead of peeling the potato, I just cut it in half and scooped it out with a spoon. I added the zest of the two oranges I was going to juice for it, also added some dried, chopped dates and increased the streusel by just a tad. I ended up needing to bake it for about 15 minutes or so longer than the recipe indicates. Very excellent! :9

http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=522324


To make this quick bread even quicker, we used the microwave to cook the potato and soften the butter for the streusel topping.

Yield: 16 servings (serving size: 1 slice)

Ingredients

* 1 large sweet potato (about 12 ounces)
* 2 teaspoons butter
* 1/3 cup chopped pecans
* 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
* 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
* 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
* 3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
* 2 teaspoons baking powder
* 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
* 3/4 teaspoon salt
* 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
* 2/3 cup fresh orange juice
* 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
* 1 large egg, lightly beaten
* Cooking spray

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350°.

Pierce potato with a fork; place on a paper towel in microwave oven. Microwave at high 7 minutes, turning after 4 minutes. Wrap potato in paper towel; let stand 5 minutes. Peel potato; mash to measure 1 cup.

Place butter in a small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at medium 20 seconds or until soft. Stir in pecans and 2 tablespoons sugar.

Lightly spoon flours into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine all-purpose flour and next 6 ingredients (all-purpose flour through nutmeg) in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk. Add mashed sweet potato, juice, oil, and egg, stirring until well blended.

Spoon batter into an 8 x 4-inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Drop pecan mixture by spoonfuls over top of loaf; gently press into batter.

Bake at 350° for 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 5 minutes on a wire rack. Remove from pan; cool completely on wire rack.


Nutritional Information

Calories:
174 (28% from fat)
Fat:
5.4g (sat 1g,mono 1.9g,poly 2.2g)
Protein:
2.8g
Carbohydrate:
29.5g
Fiber:
1.5g
Cholesterol:
15mg
Iron:
1.2mg
Sodium:
187mg
Calcium:
57mg

Cooking Light, DECEMBER 2002

I put in two extra plants just to accommodate the demand last years green tomato bounty created. I can't tell you how many requests I've already received. I froze enough green tomato mincemeat to get me through Christmas.

Here's the recipe I tweak a bit for the cake.

I use butter instead of oil and I've played around with soaking the raisins in different liquors.

http://southernfood.about.com/od/greentomatoe1/r/bl10712g.htm

It really doesn't need frosting. I usually make it in little loaf pans. But a brown butter or cream cheese frosting will guild the lilly.


Here's the basic recipe for the green tomato mincemeat.

http://southernfood.about.com/od/greentomatoes/r/bl30515t.htm

I make this in my huge 12 quart nesco. I add a little rum or bourbon. This makes great pies, mincemeat cookies (with or without chocolate chips) or mincemeat quick bread.

And even though I usually don't eat the wheat or starchy carbs...I do make an exception for the green tomato baked goods. In moderation :evilgrin:

green tomato pie! Yum! It's become my favorite. I wish Bill liked it more than he does.

Thanx for posting the recipe. I might give that a whirl since he does like mincemeat. :hi:

Spill that recipe please?

I'm imagining thin slices of green tomatoes with some sort of lovely melty cheese

Basically an apple pie recipe with tomatoes instead of apples.

http://www.inmamaskitchen.com/RECIPES/RECIPES/Desserts/greentomatopie.html

I do little tweaks like using brown sugar instead of granulated. But pretty much go according to the recipe on this one.

I remember REAL mincemeat with venison and suet. Helped Mom make it back in the day. We'd had it with "hard sauce" (go look it up, it's just pure fun and decadence).

The green tomato is intriguing - it's a THanksgiving treat.

And I've been lurking for a while so don't bother welcoming me - I just never bothered to sign up here (also in gardening). This is the ovr 50 old hand, avid cookbook reader with a genius daughter and a special needs son and stuff planted intermixed so the homeowners assoc. doesn't kick me out.

Oh - first loaf of homeade bread? I was 9.

My grandmother made it with suet. I loved it then and I love it now. The Green Tomato version is just excellent and freezes well. I'm sure it would just be great canned as well. I remember the hard sauce too. My mom was never much of a cook but she bought the hard sauce in little glass jars. I think Cross & Blackwell made it. I wonder if they're still around.

Ah....good times....Just don't get me started on the Thomas' Date Nut Bread....That really makes me cry.

And welcome to the kitchen Kfred! :hi:

Don't have brandy or anything to soak the dates in, but I do have OJ and lemon rind.

Youse guys got me into: KA flour and I have a new cookbook sitting by the name of Artisan Bread in 5 minutes......

AIN5 sound familiar?

I'm used to cooking for huge bunches of famdamily. Now we're just the three and hubby has chosen to go meatless cuz of cholesterol. BORING!!!! Gimme meat.

Anyway - I'm a never measure cook, baking idiot (yeah, have all of the tools), but give me a dash of this and a shake of that and I'll invent something eatable.

I'd be tempted to add some orange zest to boost that flavor a bit...I'd want to add more butter too but that's just me because if I'm gonna eat the carbs I might as well go full bore and slather on the butter too. What could go wrong with pecans and brown sugar?

Canned pumpkin is great to keep around the house for just those kinds of cravings. I rarely have sweet potatoes on hand but I do keep the canned pumpkin. I make crustless sugarless pumpkin pie quite often as a "veggie" treat. It's relatively low glycemic and doesn't send me off into binge mode if I keep it in moderation.

I added the zest of both oranges I needed for the juice in the recipe. Worked very well.

Really I did. :hi: But I always remember the recipe first. Just another example of GMTA